Events

Economy to top Belarus-Russia summit agenda
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin previously agreed to meet at the end of the year and remove a number of accumulated issues that arose during the implementation of 28 Union State programs...

Belarus admits around 71,000 Ukrainian citizens since February
“From 24 February to 16 December, Belarus admitted 70,935 citizens of Ukraine. 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 43,801 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 9,344 – via Lithuania and 1,900 - via Latvia,” the committee informed...

Mitskevich: Belarus-Kazakhstan parliamentary contacts rely on trust, friendship
"We are working very actively within the framework of the CSTO. We always support each other on different platforms. I would like to thank Kazakhstan for this. I hope that we will keep doing it for the benefit of our countries"...

Belarus, Hungary discuss plans to intensify inter-ministerial dialogue
On 15 December Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich met with State Secretary for Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Co-chairman of the Belarus-Hungary intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation Péter Sztáray...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Bahrain
The head of state reaffirmed Belarus’ interest in expanding bilateral cooperation with Bahrain, especially in trade, economy, investment and finances...

Ante Jozic sees Minsk as possible venue for Ukraine peace talks brokered by the Vatican
"Minsk has previously been the center of negotiations and the place where even treaties were signed. I think it will be possible in the future," Ante Jozic said...

Belarus, Azerbaijan reaffirm commitment to strengthening cooperation in various fields
During the conversation, the parties touched on the topical issues of bilateral cooperation and reviewed the implementation of the agreements reached at the highest and high levels...

Belarus, Venezuela reaffirm commitment to strengthening cooperation
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik held a telephone conversation with Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa on 14 December...

Belarusian nuclear power plant background radiation readings now available online
According to the source, readings concerning background radiation in the area of the Belarusian nuclear power plant are now available on the nuclear power plant’s website. Radiation measurements are taken at the nuclear power plant itself and at various radiation control posts in the observation area. It became possible thanks to the deployment of an automated radiation monitoring system...

Two readings for Belarusian citizenship bill
The bill establishes a new ground for the loss of citizenship - a ruling of the court of the Republic of Belarus that has entered into force, confirming the participation of a person in extremist activities or infliction by a person of serious harm to the interests of the Republic of Belarus, if such a person is outside the country...

Bill on amendments to Electoral Code passes first reading in Belarus
"The formation of the highest representative body - the Belarusian People’s Congress - has been spelled out, the term of work of representative bodies has been extended to five years, requirements for candidates seeking to run for presidency have been toughened, certain restrictions related to participation in elections have been removed, institutions supervising the constitutionality and legitimacy of elections have been introduced, approaches to holding elections of deputies and establishing election commissions have been revised"...

Belarus’ PM sets tasks for foreign ministry
Belarus’ Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has set tasks for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as he introduced new Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik to the staff of the ministry...

Lukashenko appoints minister of foreign affairs, commander of Air Force and Air Defense
Sergei Aleinik has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. Andrei Lukyanovich has been appointed Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus...

Belarusian-Russian draft intergovernmental agreement on shipping on inland waterways okayed
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decree No.422, which approved a Belarusian-Russian draft intergovernmental agreement on shipping on inland waterways as a basis for negotiations...

Lukashenko names guiding principles for political parties in Belarus
The bill on political parties has been discussed before; it was scrutinized at a meeting hosted by the president, and later fine-tuned...

Belarusian MPs take part in IPU summit in Geneva
The event is set to assess the role of inter-parliamentary cooperation and the contribution of MPs to the SDGs by means of improving the national legislative framework, exercising oversight over the executive authorities, representing the interests of their constituents and monitoring the effective implementation of SDG commitments...

Qatar seeks to raise relations with Belarus to higher level
As a result of numerous mutual visits of officials of the two countries at various levels, the governments have signed 26 agreements and memorandums of understanding. This has laid a solid foundation for building constructive relations in various fields...

Lukashenko announces new appointments
The head of state appointed: Denis Kapsky – Deputy Chairman of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus...

Over 362,000 foreigners visit Belarus as part of visa waiver program
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 362,300 arrivals: 25,389 non-citizens and 82,675 citizens of Latvia, 234,971 Lithuanian citizens and 19 265 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Kenya
The head of state stressed that Belarus attaches great importance to the development of bilateral cooperation with Kenya in such sectors as agriculture and engineering...